$ValidateNick

Syntax

$ValidateNick <nick>|

Description

• This command is part of the Client-Hub Handshake. It is sent by the client after $Key. It specifies the nickname you wish to use.
• <nick> is the nickname you client wants to use

Hub limitations

• verlihub 0.9.8c restricts the <nick> length to 32 characters. It also restricts the characters to the following:

!%&()*+,-./0123456789:;=?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{}

Possible responses

• $HubIsFull when the hub is full
• $ValidateDenide when the nickname is already in use
• $GetPass when the nickname requires a password
• $Hello when the nickname has been accepted